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Spoken English Basics - Possessive Case

Sridevi D.
17/06/2020 0 0

The Possessive Case

The possessive (or genitive) is the case which denotes the owner or possessor Rules for Forming the Possessive Case of nouns is formed by adding an apostrophe and s ('s's) the singular noun.

1.The boy's's ball.

2.The child's's toy.

3.The man's's hat.

4.The king's crown. T

letter s is omitted in a few words where too many hissing sounds would come together as:

1.For consciences'' sake.

2.For goodness'' sake.

3.For Jesus'' sake.

4. Moses' Moses' Laws.

If the plural ends in s the apostrophe only is added as:

1.The children's's toys.

2.The men's's hats.

3. Women's Women's club. 

The sign of the possessive is put on the last word of the compound nouns, nouns followed by a qualifying phrase, or when two nouns are closely connected. Last word of Compound Noun He lives at his father-in-law's's house. The Nawab of Jaipur's's palace. Nouns followed by a Qualifying Phrase That is Pele the footballer's's house. The duke of Wellington's's memories. Closely Connected Nouns Smith and Tan's's utensils Marks and Spencer's clothing.

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